My reaction to Maggie Chiu‘s People magazine story about Darren Aronofsky and Jennifer Lawrence “casually” dating is one of…what, casual acceptance? Mild amusement? Casually involved means…what, expecting things to be over in a few weeks? Darren is a seasoned zen smoothie from way back. HE approves of any and all relationships that bestow light and comfort and accelerate the pulse. I’m stuck, however, about what brand-blending name to use if they last a while. Lawnofsky?
Roughly two months ago a very early draft of Eric Roth‘s screenplay for Killers of the Flower Moon (dated 2.20.17,...
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Frances McDormand‘s Fern was strong but mule-stubborn and at the end of the day self-destructive, and this stunted psychology led...
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Can’t decide which performance is better, although I’ve always leaned toward Tina Vitale, her cynical New Jersey moll behind the...
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Two days ago (1.19) a Facebook tribute congratulated Tippi Hedren for having reached her 94th year (blow out the candles!)...
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A friend suggested a list of the Ten Best American Crime Flicks of the ‘70s. By which he meant films...
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I’ve never been able to give myself over to Sam Peckinpah’s Major Dundee, a 1965 Civil War–era western, and I’ve...
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